Not to be missed this week: a reflection on the consequences of a failed adoption, a farce as improbable as it is hilarious with Marina Foïs and Jonathan Cohen, a love story in an ecological-futuristic context ...
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"Ema"
A dancer in the contemporary company of her fellow choreographer, Ema is haunted by an adoption that has gone wrong: she has rejected the little boy entrusted to her.
She finally decides to see him again in secret regularly, while freeing herself from the conveniences of her life that she considers too well regulated, which will cause a succession of chaotic events.
Reflection on the consequences of a failed adoption coupled with an ode to reggaeton, this reputed macho dance but here claimed by women, “Ema” is a real eye-catcher, head and heart.
Both by its realization, while aesthetic and musical dazzling to better support the profession of her heroine and her quest for freedom, as by the nervous interpretation of Mariana Di Girolamo.
A unique film of its kind, which questions and illuminates by playing on different tempos.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4.5 / 5
“Ema”,
a Chilean drama by Pablo Larrain, with Mariana Di Girolamo, Gabriel Garcia Bernal, Paola Giannini… 1h42.
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"Huge"
Frédéric is the companion of Claire, a famous pianist, but also his manager, his assistant and his bodyguard.
In their daily life of concerts, planes and hotel nights, it is he who manages everything.
When, at the age of 40, he suddenly discovers that he absolutely wants to become a father, he decides to give Claire a baby in the back… By playing thoroughly on the caricature, sometimes in a very daring way, "Huge" is also a farce. unlikely as hilarious.
But while remaining funny until the end, the film quickly turns into an ultra-realistic and detailed account of pregnancy: Frédéric's extravagances unfold in sequences where real healthcare professionals play their own role.
This singular mixture of genres allows us to sow multiple questions about motherhood, fatherhood, the relationship to the body of pregnant women ... but with an "enormous" lightness.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
“Enorme”,
French comedy by Sophie Letourneur, with Marina Foïs, Jonathan Cohen, Jacqueline Kakou… 1h41.
"Poissonsexe"
Daniel lives near the ocean and works as a physicist in a laboratory.
While 80% of species have disappeared from the planet in the past five years and no fish have been seen near the French coast for two years, he is researching with his colleagues how to make fish want to copulate again.
For his part, he sets out on the Internet to find a woman who could finally allow him to realize his dream: to become a father ...
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Placed in an ecological-futuristic context, “Poissonsexe” is above all a love story.
Amid cynical scientists and other low-key figures, Daniel is part of an endangered species: the romantics.
The gap between this rare specimen and its environment creates very funny situations, and we let ourselves be charmed from start to finish by this poetic romance embodied by a very touching Gustave Kervern.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
“Poissonsexe”,
French comedy by Olivier Babinet, with Gustave Kervern, India Hair, Ellen Dorrit Petersen… 1h29.
"Antigone"
In Quebec, Antigone, a brilliant student of Arab origin, whose family fled a bloody regime, sees his life turned upside down when his brother is involved in a murder that leads him to prison.
The young girl will not hesitate to make him escape and take his place, which will make her the tragic heroine of a whole generation… There was Sophocles, then Jean Anouilh, it will now be necessary to add Sophie Deraspe.
This Quebec director modernizes the original play in the most beautiful way, infusing it with a solid dose of social realism, while remaining true to her spirit - a plea against tyranny, an ode to idealism.
A perfect film for teenage audiences, who will find food for thought on the notion of superheroes while revising their classics.
A great success.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
“Antigone”,
Canadian drama by Sophie Deraspe, with Nahéma Ricci, Rachida Oussaada, Nour Belkhima… 1h49.
"Police"
Virginie, Erik and Aristide are cops in a Parisian police station and each juggle between a chaotic private life and a grueling job.
One day, they are given an unusual mission: they have to escort an illegal immigrant to the border.
When Virginie understands that this foreigner is condemned to death in her country, she considers disobeying orders ...
"Police" takes us into the car and into the minds of these police officers constantly confronted with violence and misery, who suddenly find themselves torn between their professional duty and what their conscience dictates to them.
This drama which turns into a thriller suffers from some lengths, but it is illuminated by a few moments of grace and carried by a formidable cast (Virginie Efira and Grégory Gadebois are impeccable and Omar Sy bluffing in this dramatic register).
EDITOR'S RATING: 3.5 / 5
“Police”,
French drama by Anne Fontaine, with Virginie Efira, Omar Sy, Grégory Gadebois… 1h39.